By OBAKENG MAJE

A man (37) was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Mothibistad Regional Court after raping a woman (22) in Batlharos village, outside Mothibistad. On 30 March 2019 at around 2am, the victim who was visiting her friend, went out to relieve herself in the backyard.

The North West police spokesperson, Lieutenant Col Sergio Kock said the suspect, Gomotsegang Reginald Modungwe who is affectionately known as Waga, accosted her. Kock said Waga forcefully took her into the toilet of a nearby house, where he severely assaulted her with his fists and stabbed her in the face.

“He instructed her to undress and raped her before locking her up inside a room. The victim managed to escape the following morning and alerted the police. Modungwe was arrested and remained in custody until he was sentenced to life imprisonment for rape,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Northern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, welcomed the life sentence that was handed down to Modungwe and reiterated that, Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) remains a priority crime and the police will continue to sharpen their responses to crimes committed against the most vulnerable in society.

Otola applauded D/Sgt Jamine Armstrong of the Kuruman Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences(FCS) unit for her meticulous investigation that ensured no impunity is granted to the perpetrator of this heinous crime.

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